Sustainability science is an emerging field of academic research. Sustainability scientists focus on understanding and addressing the complex interactions between humans and the natural world from an ...

Climate change represents one of humanity’s most significant existential threats, adversely impacting ecosystems, human health, and social systems globally. Recent studies highlight how climate change ...

Both environmental science and environmental engineering offer dynamic academic and career opportunities that focus on understanding the natural world and developing sustainable solutions for global ...

As an environmental science major, you'll learn how to use chemistry, calculus, statistics and other disciplines to understand and improve the environment. Typical courses and labs cover ecology, ...

Environmental scientist and sustainability expert Jonathan Foley, PhD, will deliver this year’s Campus Sustainability Lecture on Oct. 23. The lecture, titled “Drawdown — A Science-Based, Hopeful Plan ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that organized civil society and social ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...